English Dictionary
Definition of “usual”
usual (ˈjuːʒʊəl
)
Definitions
adjective
- of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customary ⇒
that's the usual sort of application to send
noun
- ordinary or commonplace events (esp in the phrase out of the usual)
- See the usual
Alternative Forms
ˈusualness noun Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin ūsuālis ordinary, from Latin ūsususe
Synonyms
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normal,
customary,
regular,
expected,
general,
common,
stock,
standard,
fixed,
ordinary,
familiar,
typical,
constant,
routine,
everyday,
accustomed,
habitual,
bog-standard,
wonted,
Translations
- British English:
usual
Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.The police officer asked the usual questions.ˈjuːʒʊəl ADJECTIVE The police officer asked the usual questions.
- Spanish:
usual
adj
- French:
habituel
adj
- German:
üblich
adj
- Chinese: 通常的 adj
- Arabic: مُعْتاد adj
- Portuguese: comum adj
- Russian: обычный adj обычная
- Croatian: uobičajen adj uobičajena
- Czech: obvyklý adj
- Danish: sædvanlig adj
- Dutch: gewoonlijk adj
- Finnish: tavallinen adj
- Greek: συνηθισμένος adj συνηθισμένη
- Italian: solito adj solita
- Japanese: 普通の no_posp
- Korean: 보통의 adj
- Norwegian: vanlig adj
- Polish: zwykły adj zwykła
- Brazilian Portuguese: comum adj
- European Spanish:
usual
adj
- Swedish: vanlig adj vänligt
- Thai: เป็นปรกติ adj
- Turkish: alışılagelmiş adj
- Vietnamese: thông thường adj
Usage examples
My apostles are down there, as usual , lying in the grass talking about football.
Robert Wilson, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)However, with the exception of property in affected areas, the country residential property market was very much'business as usual '.
Country Life (2004)They are, at least momentarily, blank, but on closer inspection bristling with indications of their usual function.
Irish Times (2002)It is a radical departure from writers ' usual treatments of whisky.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Having Shelley Winters in the cast inspired AIP to spend more money than usual.
John Baxter, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)
